Chords for Little Steven-I Am A Patriot_1984 Rockpalast
Tempo:
82.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [D] Some wild things going on these [A] days.
[D] [E]
[D] We got something going [A] on in America that's, uh, they're calling
[D]
New Patriotism, [E] you know?
[D] But, uh, [A]
it don't look like no [D] New Patriotism to me.
It looks like [E] blind nationalism, you [D] know?
[A] And that ain't right.
That ain't what [D] patriotism's all about.
[E] [D] It ain't [A] about accepting everything [D] you hear on television
and [E] everything your government tells you.
That ain't being a good [D] patriot.
[A] Being a good patriot [D] means you question [E] every motherfucker, everywhere, every [D] time.
[A] Make [D] sure your country stays your [E] country.
[D] And it don't mean you [A] stop being a member of the world [D] community either.
[E] [D]
[A] And assuring [D] about parties, you know, loyalty [E] to the party instead of loyalty to the truth.
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D] But if we don't like things, [A] it's [D] up to us to change things, you [E] know?
[D] [A]
Politics ain't nothing [D] to be scared of, you know?
It's [E] just freedom and human rights [D] and democracy.
That's all it's about.
[A] [D] [E]
That's righteous [D] politics.
[A] And we're the righteous right here, right?
[D] [E] [D]
[A] [D] Everybody can sing this song with [E] us.
[D] [N]
Give me the hope and for [A] the righteous
Give me the [D] hope and for the [E] righteous
[A] [D] [A] [F#] [B] [A]
[D] Someday [E] I [A] was longing [D] with [A] my brother [D] and [A] he wanted [D] us all, [E] mama
[D] I said what I [A] believe in my [D] soul and what I [A] see with my [D] eyes
[F#m] And we've counted [D] our heads [E] this time
[Bm] I [A] am a patriot [D] and I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] I wanna be with my [A] family, [D] with people who [A] understand [D] me
I got [F#m] nowhere [D] else [E] to go
[D]
I [A] am a patriot
[D] [E] [A] Give me [Bm] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
[D] [E] [A] [D] I [E] [A] was talking [D] with [A] my sister
[D] She looked [A] so fine
I said [D] baby what's on your [E] mind
She said [D] I want to [A] run like the light
[D] Release of the [A] kinkiest
[D] Release [F#m] of the rages
[D] Hurt in my [E] heart tonight
[D] I am [A] a patriot
[D] I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] Listen, [F#m] I ain't no communist
[D] I [F#m] ain't no capitalist [D] [F#m]
socialist
[D] And I [F#m] sure ain't no impudent
[D] I [F#m] ain't no democrat
[D] And I sure [F#m] ain't no fucking republican
[D] I ain't [F#m] no one like [D] it
It's [F#m] name is freedom
[D] I am, [A] [E] I am
I [A] am a patriot
[Bm] Give me the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give me [Bm] the hope [A] and for the righteous
Give me [D] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give [D] [E] [A]
me the hope and [E] for the righteous
[A] Give me the [D] hopeless for [E] the righteous
[A] Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hopeless for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope [D] and for [A] the righteous
[E] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [D] Some wild things going on these [A] days.
[D] [E]
[D] We got something going [A] on in America that's, uh, they're calling
[D]
New Patriotism, [E] you know?
[D] But, uh, [A]
it don't look like no [D] New Patriotism to me.
It looks like [E] blind nationalism, you [D] know?
[A] And that ain't right.
That ain't what [D] patriotism's all about.
[E] [D] It ain't [A] about accepting everything [D] you hear on television
and [E] everything your government tells you.
That ain't being a good [D] patriot.
[A] Being a good patriot [D] means you question [E] every motherfucker, everywhere, every [D] time.
[A] Make [D] sure your country stays your [E] country.
[D] And it don't mean you [A] stop being a member of the world [D] community either.
[E] [D]
[A] And assuring [D] about parties, you know, loyalty [E] to the party instead of loyalty to the truth.
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D] But if we don't like things, [A] it's [D] up to us to change things, you [E] know?
[D] [A]
Politics ain't nothing [D] to be scared of, you know?
It's [E] just freedom and human rights [D] and democracy.
That's all it's about.
[A] [D] [E]
That's righteous [D] politics.
[A] And we're the righteous right here, right?
[D] [E] [D]
[A] [D] Everybody can sing this song with [E] us.
[D] [N]
Give me the hope and for [A] the righteous
Give me the [D] hope and for the [E] righteous
[A] [D] [A] [F#] [B] [A]
[D] Someday [E] I [A] was longing [D] with [A] my brother [D] and [A] he wanted [D] us all, [E] mama
[D] I said what I [A] believe in my [D] soul and what I [A] see with my [D] eyes
[F#m] And we've counted [D] our heads [E] this time
[Bm] I [A] am a patriot [D] and I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] I wanna be with my [A] family, [D] with people who [A] understand [D] me
I got [F#m] nowhere [D] else [E] to go
[D]
I [A] am a patriot
[D] [E] [A] Give me [Bm] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
[D] [E] [A] [D] I [E] [A] was talking [D] with [A] my sister
[D] She looked [A] so fine
I said [D] baby what's on your [E] mind
She said [D] I want to [A] run like the light
[D] Release of the [A] kinkiest
[D] Release [F#m] of the rages
[D] Hurt in my [E] heart tonight
[D] I am [A] a patriot
[D] I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] Listen, [F#m] I ain't no communist
[D] I [F#m] ain't no capitalist [D] [F#m]
socialist
[D] And I [F#m] sure ain't no impudent
[D] I [F#m] ain't no democrat
[D] And I sure [F#m] ain't no fucking republican
[D] I ain't [F#m] no one like [D] it
It's [F#m] name is freedom
[D] I am, [A] [E] I am
I [A] am a patriot
[Bm] Give me the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give me [Bm] the hope [A] and for the righteous
Give me [D] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give [D] [E] [A]
me the hope and [E] for the righteous
[A] Give me the [D] hopeless for [E] the righteous
[A] Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hopeless for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope [D] and for [A] the righteous
[E] [A] [E]
Key:
D
A
E
F#m
Bm
D
A
E
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Some wild things going on these [A] days.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] We got something going [A] on in America that's, uh, they're calling
[D]
New Patriotism, [E] you know?
_ [D] But, uh, _ [A]
it don't look like no [D] New Patriotism to me.
It looks like [E] blind nationalism, you [D] know?
_ [A] And that ain't right.
That ain't what [D] patriotism's all about. _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ It ain't [A] about accepting everything [D] you hear on television
and [E] everything your government tells you.
That ain't being a good [D] patriot. _ _
[A] Being a good patriot [D] means you question [E] every motherfucker, everywhere, every [D] time.
_ [A] _ Make [D] sure your country stays your [E] country.
_ _ [D] _ And it don't mean you [A] stop being a member of the world [D] community either.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] And assuring [D] about parties, you know, loyalty [E] to the party instead of loyalty to the truth.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] But if we don't like things, [A] it's [D] up to us to change things, you [E] know?
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
Politics ain't nothing [D] to be scared of, you know?
It's [E] just freedom and human rights [D] and democracy.
That's all it's about.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
That's righteous [D] politics.
_ [A] And we're the righteous right here, right?
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Everybody can sing this song with [E] us. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ Give me the hope _ _ and for [A] the righteous
Give me the [D] hope and for the [E] righteous
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [A] _
[D] Someday [E] I [A] was longing [D] with [A] my brother [D] and [A] he wanted [D] us all, [E] mama
_ [D] I said what I [A] believe in my [D] soul and what I [A] see with my [D] eyes
[F#m] And we've counted [D] our heads [E] this time
[Bm] I [A] am a patriot [D] and I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] I wanna be with my [A] family, [D] with people who [A] understand [D] me
I got [F#m] nowhere [D] else [E] to go
[D]
I [A] am a patriot
[D] _ [E] _ [A] Give me [Bm] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] I [E] [A] was talking [D] with [A] my sister
[D] She looked [A] so fine
I said [D] baby what's on your [E] mind
She said [D] I want to [A] run like the light
[D] Release of the [A] kinkiest
[D] Release [F#m] of the rages
[D] Hurt in my [E] heart tonight
[D] I am [A] a patriot
[D] I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] Listen, [F#m] I ain't no communist
[D] I [F#m] ain't no capitalist [D] _ _ [F#m]
socialist
[D] And I [F#m] sure ain't no impudent
[D] I [F#m] ain't no democrat
[D] And I sure [F#m] ain't no fucking republican
[D] I ain't [F#m] no one like [D] it
It's [F#m] name is freedom
[D] _ I am, [A] _ [E] I am
I [A] am a patriot
[Bm] Give me the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give me [Bm] the hope [A] and for the righteous
Give me [D] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give [D] _ [E] _ [A]
me the hope and [E] for the righteous
[A] Give me the [D] hopeless for [E] the righteous
[A] Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hopeless for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope [D] and for [A] the righteous
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Some wild things going on these [A] days.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] We got something going [A] on in America that's, uh, they're calling
[D]
New Patriotism, [E] you know?
_ [D] But, uh, _ [A]
it don't look like no [D] New Patriotism to me.
It looks like [E] blind nationalism, you [D] know?
_ [A] And that ain't right.
That ain't what [D] patriotism's all about. _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ It ain't [A] about accepting everything [D] you hear on television
and [E] everything your government tells you.
That ain't being a good [D] patriot. _ _
[A] Being a good patriot [D] means you question [E] every motherfucker, everywhere, every [D] time.
_ [A] _ Make [D] sure your country stays your [E] country.
_ _ [D] _ And it don't mean you [A] stop being a member of the world [D] community either.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] And assuring [D] about parties, you know, loyalty [E] to the party instead of loyalty to the truth.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] But if we don't like things, [A] it's [D] up to us to change things, you [E] know?
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
Politics ain't nothing [D] to be scared of, you know?
It's [E] just freedom and human rights [D] and democracy.
That's all it's about.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
That's righteous [D] politics.
_ [A] And we're the righteous right here, right?
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Everybody can sing this song with [E] us. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ Give me the hope _ _ and for [A] the righteous
Give me the [D] hope and for the [E] righteous
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [A] _
[D] Someday [E] I [A] was longing [D] with [A] my brother [D] and [A] he wanted [D] us all, [E] mama
_ [D] I said what I [A] believe in my [D] soul and what I [A] see with my [D] eyes
[F#m] And we've counted [D] our heads [E] this time
[Bm] I [A] am a patriot [D] and I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] I wanna be with my [A] family, [D] with people who [A] understand [D] me
I got [F#m] nowhere [D] else [E] to go
[D]
I [A] am a patriot
[D] _ [E] _ [A] Give me [Bm] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] I [E] [A] was talking [D] with [A] my sister
[D] She looked [A] so fine
I said [D] baby what's on your [E] mind
She said [D] I want to [A] run like the light
[D] Release of the [A] kinkiest
[D] Release [F#m] of the rages
[D] Hurt in my [E] heart tonight
[D] I am [A] a patriot
[D] I love [A] my country
[D] And of course [A] my country [D] is all I [E] know
[D] Listen, [F#m] I ain't no communist
[D] I [F#m] ain't no capitalist [D] _ _ [F#m]
socialist
[D] And I [F#m] sure ain't no impudent
[D] I [F#m] ain't no democrat
[D] And I sure [F#m] ain't no fucking republican
[D] I ain't [F#m] no one like [D] it
It's [F#m] name is freedom
[D] _ I am, [A] _ [E] I am
I [A] am a patriot
[Bm] Give me the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give me [Bm] the hope [A] and for the righteous
Give me [D] the hope [E] and for the [A] righteous
Give [D] _ [E] _ [A]
me the hope and [E] for the righteous
[A] Give me the [D] hopeless for [E] the righteous
[A] Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hopeless for the righteous
Give me the hope and for the righteous
Give me the hope [D] and for [A] the righteous
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _